CA2617625C - Transducer housing for an ultrasonic fluid meter - Google Patents
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- CA2617625C CA2617625C CA2617625A CA2617625A CA2617625C CA 2617625 C CA2617625 C CA 2617625C CA 2617625 A CA2617625 A CA 2617625A CA 2617625 A CA2617625 A CA 2617625A CA 2617625 C CA2617625 C CA 2617625C
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- G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
- G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
- G01F1/66—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
- G01F1/667—Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmeters; Circuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
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- Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US70781405P | 2005-08-12 | 2005-08-12 | |
| US60/707,814 | 2005-08-12 | ||
| US71006805P | 2005-08-22 | 2005-08-22 | |
| US60/710,068 | 2005-08-22 | ||
| US11/301,136 US7397168B2 (en) | 2005-08-12 | 2005-12-12 | Transducer housing for an ultrasonic fluid meter |
| US11/301,136 | 2005-12-12 | ||
| PCT/US2006/028399 WO2007021450A2 (en) | 2005-08-12 | 2006-07-21 | Transducer housing for an ultrasonic fluid meter |
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| CA2617625A1 CA2617625A1 (en) | 2007-02-22 |
| CA2617625C true CA2617625C (en) | 2013-05-28 |
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| CA2617625A Active CA2617625C (en) | 2005-08-12 | 2006-07-21 | Transducer housing for an ultrasonic fluid meter |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US7397168B2 (pt) |
| EP (1) | EP1913648B1 (pt) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0615155B8 (pt) |
| CA (1) | CA2617625C (pt) |
| MX (1) | MX2008002049A (pt) |
| WO (1) | WO2007021450A2 (pt) |
Families Citing this family (23)
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| JP2008275607A (ja) * | 2007-04-05 | 2008-11-13 | Asahi Organic Chem Ind Co Ltd | 超音波流量計 |
| US7557490B2 (en) | 2007-05-10 | 2009-07-07 | Daniel Measurement & Control, Inc. | Systems and methods of a transducer having a plastic matching layer |
| EP2419968B1 (en) * | 2009-04-13 | 2016-10-19 | Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc. | Transducer having a robust electrical connection to a piezoelectric crystal |
| US7966893B2 (en) * | 2009-06-16 | 2011-06-28 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Adjusting transducer frequency without ceasing fluid flow through a meter |
| US8181534B2 (en) * | 2010-01-06 | 2012-05-22 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Ultrasonic flow meter with transducer assembly, and method of manufacturing the same while maintaining the radial position of the piezoelectric element |
| US8132469B2 (en) * | 2010-01-06 | 2012-03-13 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Ultrasonic flow meter with transducer assembly having a rotatable receptacle and elbow connector |
| US8181533B2 (en) * | 2010-01-06 | 2012-05-22 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Ultrasonic flow meter and transducer assembly with isolated transformer capsule |
| US8186229B2 (en) * | 2010-01-06 | 2012-05-29 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Ultrasonic flow meter having a port cover assembly |
| DE102010030189A1 (de) * | 2010-06-16 | 2011-12-22 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Ultraschallwandlers zum Einsatz in einem fluiden Medium |
| MX2013011382A (es) | 2011-04-01 | 2014-04-16 | Daniel Measurement & Control | Caudalímetro ultrasónico que tiene chaqueta de cable. |
| WO2013106090A1 (en) | 2012-01-12 | 2013-07-18 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Meter having banded shroud |
| US8844347B2 (en) * | 2012-02-29 | 2014-09-30 | General Electric Company | Sensor port insert apparatus |
| US9255828B2 (en) * | 2013-09-25 | 2016-02-09 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Transducer cable assembly and flow meter employing same |
| LT3178570T (lt) * | 2015-12-07 | 2019-03-25 | Danfoss A/S | Ultragarsinis keitlys ir ultragarsinio keitlio gamybos būdas |
| EP3179527B1 (en) * | 2015-12-07 | 2020-02-19 | Danfoss A/S | A tranducer with connectors soldered thereon |
| CN106525181B (zh) * | 2016-12-26 | 2023-04-18 | 上海宾峰仪器科技有限公司 | 双壳体带温补气体超声换能器 |
| DE102017214374A1 (de) * | 2017-08-17 | 2019-02-21 | Landis + Gyr Gmbh | Schallkopf für einen Durchflussmesser mit Verstärkungsblech |
| DE102017214373A1 (de) * | 2017-08-17 | 2019-02-21 | Landis + Gyr Gmbh | Schallkopf für einen Durchflussmesser mit Ausziehmitteln |
| US10718645B2 (en) | 2017-10-27 | 2020-07-21 | Daniel Measurement And Control, Inc. | Adjustable transducer assemblies |
| CA3090082A1 (en) * | 2018-02-01 | 2019-08-08 | Reliance Worldwide Corporation | Sensor mount |
| CA3089956A1 (en) | 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-01 | Reliance Worldwide Corporation | Flow tube for hosting a flow meter and a shut-off valve |
| WO2023084473A1 (en) | 2021-11-15 | 2023-05-19 | Pi Industries Ltd. | Bicyclic heteroaromatic compounds and their use as pest control agents |
| CN114646358B (zh) * | 2022-03-10 | 2024-08-27 | 青岛鼎信通讯股份有限公司 | 一种一体式超声波水表的计量模组结构及其组装方法 |
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| US4760739A (en) * | 1986-06-23 | 1988-08-02 | Kaijo Kenki Co., Ltd. | Ultrasonic transmit-receive probe |
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| US5396814A (en) | 1993-05-27 | 1995-03-14 | Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | Method of hot tapping a pipe for installing ionic flowmeter transducers |
| CN1104629C (zh) * | 1995-12-13 | 2003-04-02 | 松下电器产业株式会社 | 超声波流量计和超声波收发器 |
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| WO2007021450A3 (en) | 2007-04-26 |
| BRPI0615155B8 (pt) | 2022-08-02 |
| EP1913648B1 (en) | 2017-11-15 |
| WO2007021450B1 (en) | 2007-06-28 |
| BRPI0615155A2 (pt) | 2013-01-01 |
| US7397168B2 (en) | 2008-07-08 |
| EP1913648A4 (en) | 2009-07-15 |
| BRPI0615155B1 (pt) | 2018-07-24 |
| MX2008002049A (es) | 2008-04-16 |
| CA2617625A1 (en) | 2007-02-22 |
| US20070035211A1 (en) | 2007-02-15 |
| WO2007021450A2 (en) | 2007-02-22 |
| EP1913648A2 (en) | 2008-04-23 |
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